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Men's Swimming and Diving Finishes Seventh at Big Ten Championships

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Northwestern men's swimming and diving team
posted a seventh place finish at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis,
Minn.

NU was in eighth place coming into Saturday's third and final day
and managed to squeak past Wisconsin by just 18 points. Steve Steketee, who
won the Big Ten title Friday in the 200 free, posted another impressive
finish, taking third in the 100 free with a time of 44.09.

Brian Walters, who was fifth in the 100 back, took fourth in the 200 back with a time of
1:45.86. Bill Johnson was 15th, touching in 1:50.18. Steve Vongluekiat
took fourth in the 200 breast with a time of 2:00.70 after taking third in
the 100 breast. Steve Harms was 10th in the 1650 free (15:36.57), Jason
Merchant was 14th in the 200 fly (1:49.85) and the 400 free relay was fifth
with a time of 2:59.90. Complete Day Three results and final standings follow.